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US 2026/0274386 A1Published application
Sealed ortho-grid laser and imaging director with a multistage seal
AssigneeThe United States of America Department of the Navy
InventorMichael J. Pero
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Abstract
A gimbal and a pressure vessel with a multi-stage seal between the gimbal and the pressure vessel to protect optical equipment housed in the pressure vessel from the environment in a stowed position.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a yoke;
- a gimbal rotationally attached to the yoke;
- a pressure vessel slidably engaged with the yoke;
- and
- a seal;
- wherein the apparatus includes a deployed position and a stowed position, and wherein the seal is engaged between the gimbal and the pressure vessel in the stowed position.
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A method of operating an optical director, the method comprising:
- providing an apparatus in a deployed position, the apparatus comprising a yoke, a gimbal, and a pressure vessel containing optical equipment;
- actuating the pressure vessel to slide from the deployed position to a stowed position;
- and
- engaging a seal between the gimbal and the pressure vessel to create an environmentally sealed enclosure for the optical equipment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.